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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
The '''coriolis force''' is an apparent force which acts on all moving objects on Earth due to the Earth's rotation.
===About the Coriolis Force===
: All objects tend to move in a straight line, but due to the Earth rotating that straight line can appear curved as if the objected were being pushed by a force.
: The wind is subject to the '''coriolis force''' leading to the formation of hurricanes.
: The '''coriolis force''' is the reason weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere appear to rotate anticlockwise while weather patters in the Southern Hemisphere appear to rotate in a clockwise direction.
===Meaning===
The '''coriolis force''' is an apparent force which acts on all moving objects on Earth due to the Earth's rotation.
===About the Coriolis Force===
: All objects tend to move in a straight line, but due to the Earth rotating that straight line can appear curved as if the objected were being pushed by a force.
: The wind is subject to the '''coriolis force''' leading to the formation of hurricanes.
: The '''coriolis force''' is the reason weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere appear to rotate anticlockwise while weather patters in the Southern Hemisphere appear to rotate in a clockwise direction.